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 [ 2 syll. (c)he-yen-ne, ch-eye-nne ] The girl name Cheyenne is pronounced SHayAEN KEY. 1: Cheyenne is of Dakota origin and it is predominantly used in the English language. The name is of disputed origin; it could be from shahiyena ('unintelligible speakers'), the Dakota name of a Native American tribe of the Great Plains. It was borne by Cheyenne Brando (1970-), the daughter of the actor Marlon Brando. Variations of the name include the English names Chayanne, Chayenne, Sheyenne, Shianne, and Shyanne. Other forms of Cheyenne include the variant spellings Cheyanne (English) and Shyann (English). 2: Cheyenne's origin is English. This name could be derived from the name Anne. See also the related form, the English, French, and German Anne. Cheyenne is popular as a baby name for girls. The name increased in popularity from the 1970s up to the 1990s; prior to that, it was of only very light use. At the modest height of its usage in 1996, 0.254% of baby girls were named Cheyenne. Its ranking then was #69. The baby name has since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2008, it ranked at #159 with a usage of 0.101%, but it was nevertheless the most popular within all girl names in its group. Cheyenne was thrice as popular as the 2nd ranked name, the English Cheyanne, in 2008. Baby names that sound like Cheyenne include the English Sheyenne, the English Shyann, the English Shyanne, the Greek Cyma, the Arabic Salma, the English and Indian Sameena, the name Sameh, the English Sami, the English Sammi, the English Sammie, the English Sammy, the English Samone, the Arabic and Urdu Sana, the German and Russian Sanja, the English, German, and Scandinavian Sanna, the Dutch and German Sannie, the Italian Santa, the Russian Sanya, the Arabic Sawsan, and the Irish Seana. KEY: Pronunciation for Cheyenne: SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
